Reframing and Cropping

It’s very easy to crop a digital photograph in post-processing even quite drastically these days and thanks to the camera’s sensor retain a relatively grain-free image. However, there is another positive aspect of digital photography that enables photographers to use another way to compose images in the camera. The cost of producing a digital image … Continue reading Reframing and Cropping →

Adobe Photoshop 23.3 update issue

Checking Adobe Creative Cloud yesterday I saw that Photoshop had an update to 23.3 and there were also updates for Lightroom and Camera Raw. I updated Photoshop and Lightroom but when I opened the former and loaded a photograph to edit, I found that it was not as it should be . Although I could … Continue reading Adobe Photoshop 23.3 update issue →

Stephen Shore: Modern Instances

I am a fan of Stephen Shore’s photography. He is known for his photographs of “banal” scenes and objects and for his championing of early colour photography when the only “true” photographs were considered monochrome. I already have one of his books, The Nature of Photographs which is described as a primer on how to … Continue reading Stephen Shore: Modern Instances →

After the apps

Now that I am not posting on social media such as Instagram and Flickr (see last two posts) I have found the time to continue the revamp of my portfolio website. The 2022 update is being worked on with new images and branding, but the 2020 version is still live. I have also changed the … Continue reading After the apps →

Finding the time

Now that I am not posting on social media such as Instagram and Flickr (see last two posts) I have found the time to continue the revamp of my portfolio website. This is still ongoing, but Adobe Portfolio does make it easier to carry out. I have also changed the name of my WordPress “Project” … Continue reading Finding the time →

To share or not to share?

I have been a member of Flickr since 2006 and of Instagram for 8 years and I’m asking myself now, what is it I want from these platforms? I stopped using Flickr in 2018 as I got exhausted and fed up with the constant adding to groups, people liking my images and then asking me … Continue reading To share or not to share? →

Delayed Continuity

As with everyone else on this planet of ours, during 2020 I and my family had to come to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic and like everyone else had to endure lockdowns in order to safeguard ourselves and the NHS. During this time my photography, apart from those images taken in my garden and during … Continue reading Delayed Continuity →

American Geography

I have just finished an amazing book by photographer Matt Black. This beautiful tome is called American Geography in which he documents the 100,000 miles and 46 American states that he has travelled through since 2015. The book looks at the conditions of poverty, powerlessness and prejudice that are inflicted on the poorer people of … Continue reading American Geography →

A Polarized view

I had my first eye checkup at the opticians for two years last month and consequently ordered two pairs of glasses. One “normal” pair and the other a prescription pair of sunglasses. My prescription is for varifocals which, as I know to my cost, can vary in the accuracy in which the new spectacles are … Continue reading A Polarized view →